Prémio Camões

Description

Origem e propósito

O Prémio Camões, instituído em 1989 pelos governos de Portugal e do Brasil, é considerado o Nobel da literatura em língua portuguesa. O seu nome homenageia Luís Vaz de Camões, o célebre poeta épico português.

O prémio visa distinguir anualmente um autor de língua portuguesa cuja obra literária tenha relevância e valor artístico significativos, contribuindo para a difusão e prestígio da literatura em português.

Júri e processo de seleção

A escolha do laureado é feita por um júri composto por personalidades de reconhecido mérito nas áreas da literatura e da cultura, provenientes dos países de língua oficial portuguesa. Cada país de língua oficial portuguesa tem direito a indicar um membro para o júri, sendo que Portugal e o Brasil, por serem os institutos do prémio, indicam dois membros cada. O júri reúne-se anualmente para deliberar sobre os candidatos.

Critérios de atribuição

Os critérios de seleção, embora não explicitamente codificados em regulamento público detalhado, centram-se na qualidade literária da obra, na sua originalidade, na sua influência e no seu contributo para o património literário da língua portuguesa.

Não existem categorias específicas; o prémio é atribuído à obra completa do autor, reconhecendo a sua trajetória e o impacto do seu legado.

O valor monetário do prémio, embora variável ao longo dos anos, é um incentivo adicional, mas o reconhecimento e o prestígio associados à sua conquista são, sem dúvida, o seu maior valor.

Relevância e impacto

A sua importância reside na capacidade de projetar autores e obras para um público mais vasto, tanto dentro da comunidade lusófona como internacionalmente. A sua atribuição é frequentemente acompanhada de um debate público sobre a literatura contemporânea em língua portuguesa e sobre os autores que mais marcaram o panorama literário. A sua relevância transcende a mera distinção individual, funcionando como um termómetro da vitalidade e diversidade da produção literária nos países lusófonos.

A sua periodicidade anual e o reconhecimento internacional que confere tornam-no um dos prémios literários mais cobiçados e respeitados a nível mundial, especialmente no universo das línguas latinas. A sua história é marcada pela celebração da diversidade cultural e linguística que a língua portuguesa engloba, promovendo o diálogo entre diferentes tradições literárias e realidades sociais.

Laureados notáveis

Ao longo da sua história, o Prémio Camões distinguiu alguns dos mais importantes nomes da literatura em língua portuguesa, como José Saramago, João Cabral de Melo Neto, António Ramos Rosa, Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, Rubem Fonseca, Mia Couto, entre muitos outros.

Winners

2025
Nathaniel Brandon

Nathaniel Brandon --

2024
Allan Williams

Allan Williams --

Louis Allan Williams was the Attorney-General of British Columbia from 1979 to 1983.

2023
Quintus Fabius Maximus

Quintus Fabius Maximus --

Quintus Fabius Maximus was a general and politician of the late Roman Republic who became suffect consul in 45 BC.

2022
Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino --

Quentin Jerome Tarantino is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor

2021
Quentin

Quentin --

Quentin (Latin Quintinus, from Quintus) is a Latin-derived male (and occasionally, female) given name meaning "the fifth"

2020
Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria --

Queen Victoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death.

2019
Anouk Aimee

Anouk Aimee --

Anouk Aimée is a French film actress, who has appeared in 70 films since 1947, having begun her film career at age 14.

2018
Queen Elizabeth I

Queen Elizabeth I --

Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 - 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty. The daughter of Henry VIII, she was born a princess, but her mother, Anne Boleyn, was executed three years after her birth, and Elizabeth was declared illegitimate. Her brother, Edward VI, cut her out of the succession. His will, however, was set aside, and in 1558 Elizabeth succeeded her half-sister, the Catholic Mary, during whose reign she had been imprisoned for nearly a year on suspicion of supporting Protestant rebels

2017
Charles Baudelaire

Charles Baudelaire --

Charles Baudelaire was a pioneering French poet, critic, and translator, best known for his collection 'Les Fleurs du mal' (The Flowers of Madness). He is considered a key figure in Symbolism and Modernism, often described as the "father of modern poetry." His work explored themes of urban life, sensuality, and the darker aspects of human experience with unprecedented frankness and aesthetic innovation.

2016
Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth --

2015
Ken Dodd

Ken Dodd --

Kenneth Arthur Dodd OBE (born November 8, 1927) is a veteran English comedian and singer songwriter, famous for selling over 100 million records, his buck teeth, frizzy hair, feather duster (or "tickling stick"), and his catchphrases, often playing on the 'tickled' motif, ex: "How tickled I am!". He works mainly in the music hall tradition, although, in the past, has occasionally appeared in drama, including as Malvolio in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night on stage in Liverpool in 1971; on television in the cameo role of 'The Tollmaster' in the 1987 Doctor Who story Delta and the Bannermen; and as Yorick (in silent flashback) in Kenneth Branagh's film version of Shakespeare's Hamlet in 1996

2014
Alexander Hodge

Alexander Hodge --

2013
David A. Cronin

David A. Cronin --

2012
Karli

Karli --

2010
Adam Bise

Adam Bise --

2009
Berta Buxton

Berta Buxton --

2008
Queen Christina

Queen Christina --

Swedish queen 1632-1654 (1626 - 1689)

2007
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov --

Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the difficulty of communication between people (1860-1904)

2006
Gordon William Allport

Gordon William Allport --

2005
Q.

Q. --

2004
Amiel John c. Bonifacio

Amiel John c. Bonifacio --

2002
Pythagoras

Pythagoras --

Greek philosopher and mathematician who proved the Pythagorean theorem; considered to be the first true mathematician (circa 580-500 BC)

2001
Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Ella Wheeler Wilcox --

Ella Wheeler Wilcox was an American poet and author known for her inspirational and often sentimental verse. Her poetry resonated widely with the public for its accessible style and optimistic themes, which frequently touched on love, nature, and positive thinking. Wilcox achieved significant popularity during her lifetime, with her works being widely published and embraced by readers seeking comfort and encouragement. She became a prominent voice, particularly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, for her ability to distill complex emotions and life philosophies into memorable, quotable lines that continue to be recognized.

2000
Pyrrhus

Pyrrhus --

king of Epirus; defeated the Romans in two battles in spite of staggering losses (319-272 BC)

1999
Ezra Pound

Ezra Pound --

Ezra Pound was a highly influential American poet and critic, and a major figure in the modernist movement. He was a key proponent of Imagism and Vorticism, championing a return to classical forms and precise imagery in poetry. Pound's extensive work, most notably "The Cantos," is characterized by its complex allusions, multilingualism, and engagement with history, economics, and art. His influence extended to many other writers, including T.S. Eliot, Ernest Hemingway, and James Joyce, whom he actively supported and promoted.

1998
Putt's Law

Putt's Law --

1997
Puerto Rican Proverb

Puerto Rican Proverb --

1996
Publius Ovidius NasoOvid

Publius Ovidius NasoOvid --

1995
Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU

Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU --

A Poet.

1994
Publius Cornelius Tacitus

Publius Cornelius Tacitus --

Roman historian who wrote major works on the history of the Roman Empire (56-120)

1993
Publilius Syrus (c. 42 BC)

Publilius Syrus (c. 42 BC) --

1992
Jeremy S. Anderson

Jeremy S. Anderson --

1991
Bob Stokes

Bob Stokes --

Robert Elton "Bob" Stokes, Jr. (born January 1958) is an American television meteorologist, a formerly for The Weather Channel from 1996 through 2008. He co-anchored the weekend morning show Weekend Outlook during his last several years at the station

1990
Alvaro de Solva

Alvaro de Solva --

1989
Alfonso the Wise

Alfonso the Wise --

Alfonso X (November 23, 1221, Toledo, Spain - April 4, 1284, Seville, Spain) was a Castilian monarch who ruled as the King of Castile, Leen and Galicia from 1252 until his death. He also was elected King of the Germans (formally King of the Romans) in 1257, though the Papacy prevented his confirmation. He established Castilian as a language of higher learning, founded universities (Salamanca and Toledo) and earned his nicknames "el Sabio" ("the Wise" or "the Learned") and "el Astrelogo" ("the Astronomer") through his own prolific writings, including Galician-Portuguese poetry